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|Mint=Aspendus | |Mint=Aspendus | ||
|Ancient region=Pamphylia | |Ancient region=Pamphylia | ||
|Authority=Persian Empire | |||
|Date from=465 BCE | |Date from=465 BCE | ||
|Date to=430 BCE | |Date to=430 BCE | ||
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|Diameter=25 | |Diameter=25 | ||
|Axis=1 | |Axis=1 | ||
|Denomination= | |Denomination=double siglos | ||
|Standard=Persian | |||
|Coin series reference=Babelon 1901, Part 2, Tome 1, p. 526-530, n° 855-867 ; SNG Copenhagen Lycia-Pamphylia, n° 153-179; SNG von Aulock Pamphylien, n° 4477-81 ; SNG France 3, n° 1-11 | |Coin series reference=Babelon 1901, Part 2, Tome 1, p. 526-530, n° 855-867 ; SNG Copenhagen Lycia-Pamphylia, n° 153-179; SNG von Aulock Pamphylien, n° 4477-81 ; SNG France 3, n° 1-11 | ||
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/aspendus_babelon_1907_855-67 | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/aspendus_babelon_1907_855-67 | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Herakles in fighting stance right, holding club and bow, with lion skin draped from neck | |||
|Overstruck reverse description=Lion attacking stag right; all within pelleted square border within incuse square | |||
|Overstruck mint=Citium | |Overstruck mint=Citium | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Cyprus | |Overstruck ancient region=Cyprus | ||
|Overstruck authority=Azbaal of Citium (Phoenician king of Citium and Idalium, 5th c BC) | |||
|Overstruck date from=449 BCE | |||
|Overstruck date to=425 BCE | |||
|Overstruck period=Classical | |||
|Overstruck denomination=stater | |||
|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/citium.baalmelek_ii.bmc.29-48 | |||
|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | |||
|Level of confidence=sure | |||
|Remarks="overstruck on a stater of Kition" | |||
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465 BCE - 430 BCE | ΕΣ
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Overstriking coin
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Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group, EA 432, 14 Nov. 2018, 80 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Warrior walking right, naked, wearing helmet, holding spear in right hand, shield attached on left arm. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΕΣ (Greek) Triskeles of human legs within incuse square. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Aspendus | Ancient regionAncient region. | Pamphylia | Modern countryModern country: Turkey | AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources: | Persian Empire |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 465 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 430 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver ![]() |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 10.9810.98 g <br />10,980 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: double siglos ![]() |
AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 11 mm <br />0.1 cm <br /> |
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2525 mm <br />2.5 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Persian |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Babelon 19011Babelon 1901, Part 2, Tome 1, p. 526-530, n° 855-867, SNG Copenhagen Lycia-Pamphylia2SNG Copenhagen Lycia-Pamphylia, n° 153-179, SNG von Aulock Pamphylien3SNG von Aulock Pamphylien, n° 4477-81, SNG France 34SNG France 3, n° 1-11 | |
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Herakles in fighting stance right, holding club and bow, with lion skin draped from neck | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Lion attacking stag right, all within pelleted square border within incuse square |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Citium | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Cyprus | Modern countryModern country: Greece | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Azbaal of Citium (Phoenician king of Citium and Idalium, 5th c BC) |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 449 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 425 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC ![]() |
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | stater ![]() |
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | |||
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
RemarksRemarks: | "overstruck on a stater of Kition" |
References
- ^ Babelon, Ernest (1901), Traité des monnaies grecques et romaines. Tome Premier. Première partie, théorie et doctrine, Paris, E. Leroux
- ^ Breitenstein, Niels (1955), Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collections of coins and medals. Danish National Museum, 31, Lycia-Pamphylia.
- ^ Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum. Sammlung v. Aulock. Pamphylien. 11 Heft (n° 4477-4893), Berlin, 1965.
- ^ Levante, Edoardo [with the collaboration of Peter Weiss] (2001), Sylloge nummorum graecorum. France. 3, Département des monnaies, médailles et antiques : Pamphylie, Pisidie, Lyaconie, Galatie, Paris-Zürich, Bibliothèque nationale de France-Numismatica Ars Classica, XXXIV + 293 p. and 146 pl.